Management Profile

Wing Commander
E.S. Balachand (Retd.)
Director (Operations)

Wing Commander E.S. Balachand is an ex-Indian Air Force Officer with over 6000 hours experience on fighter aircrafts and helicopters. His Air Force appointments include - Base Commander of High Altitude Military Airfield and Chief of Operations at a Transport and Helicopter base. He has a vast experience in high altitude helicopter operations.

In Civil Aviation sector, his experience includes GM Operations Airline Services of a private company, in which he was responsible for providing quality services to foreign corporate and business aircraft operators visiting India.

Wing Commander
RK Prasad (Retd.)
General Manager (Operations)

Wing Commander R.K. Prasad is a retired Air Force Officer and has a distinguished career in aviation spanning nearly 30 years. He has specialized in Navigation, Air Traffic Control, Air Defense Control and Air Intelligence. As a Navigator, he has flying experience in a wide range of aircraft including, the DC-3, Fairchild Packet, Hawker-Siddeley – 748 and the Anotonov – 32. Apart from these, he has also commanded an Air Defense Radar Unit as well as a Counter Intelligence Unit. He has also held prestigious staff appointments at various levels in the Air Force. Prasad also has considerable experience in the Civil Aviation Sector as the Senior Manager Operations and Commercial of a medium sized Aviation Company. As GM Operations at CBAS, he has been instrumental in ensuring that Foreign Corporate and Private operators, visiting India, are provided the best of services.

Wing Commander
S.N. Kedarinath (Retd.)
General Manager (Operations & Administration)

Wing Commander S.N. Kedarinath (KD – as he is fondly referred to) is an ex–Air Force Officer who has specialized in Air Traffic Control & Administration. He has an outstanding track record and has vast experience in Air Traffic Control across India. He is also a graduate from the Defense Services Staff College. KD was also selected as a member of the UN Peace Keeping Force in Sierra Leone. He was also actively involved in the planning, preparation and arrangement of two consecutive Aero India Exhibitions and the Indian International Air show. He is well versed in the Operational, Administrative and Security aspects of Airport Management.

Ms. Kiran Ganapathy & Ms. Padamini Narayanan
General Managers of Travel Services

Ms. Kiran Ganapathy and Ms. Padamini Narayanan are the two other General Managers of Travel Services. They are the two unseen faces responsible for the success of packages introduced at Travel Services. Visit the website www.travelcoorg.com to find out CBAS capabilities in Coorg district of Karnataka. With the expected growth in tourism in India, CBAS Travel Services is geared to cater to the tourists all over India.